JelenaG890 I don't remember much about the actual story line of this film, just that it was terrible. Bad acting, awful editing, and kung fu musketeers? Nope, not working. I think they were trying to cash in on the success of "The Matrix" and other films of that genre that were hot at that time. You're better off blocking this film from your memory. I pretty much have.

Stanjaudit Some folks may'have not appreciated the version of the the Musketeers as it didn't have Michael York as d'Atagan or Fay Dunaway as M'Lady or other actors of renown. However, the intrigue centered around the palace at Versalles. In this case case though the queen was in love with Bukingham and she had taken one of her pearls from her necklace to give to Buckingham as a sign of her love. Cardinal Ricileu played by Charleton Heston learned of this and tried to have the queen implicated. That was that movie. This movie was just as entertaining. It may not have had the big name stars but the Palace of Versallies was the center of the intrigue. The plot was different but the action was nonstop. d'Atagan proved to be the better swordsman and musketeer. So cut some some slack and enjoy a film for it's own merits not some preconceived ones.

Samiam3 Peter Hyam's The Musketeer is the third of four mediocre Alexandre Dumas adaptations from the last twenty years; Disney's Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron mask, this, and the Count of Monte Cristo. According to renowned indie critic James Berardinelli, Hollywood is making Dumas turn in his grave. Iron Mask was the best and Monte Cristo was the worst. This one has its ups and downs.As odd as it may sound, The Musketeer has the personality of a martial arts picture. You can either choose to see this as a good thing or a bad thing. Ssomehow, it feels a little too over the top and artificial for a 17th century French epic.I may have mentioned once, that Justin Chambers is pretty bad in the lead, but he is no worse than Oliver Platt, Kiefer Sutherland, and Charlie Sheen in the Disney version from ten years earlier. At least Chambers tries to be serious, one could say that he makes Sutherland, Platt and Sheen look like the three stooges in blue tunics.Tim Roth can play good villains, but his performance as the black cloaked, one eyed, captain of the guard, (previously portrayed by Michael Wincott, and Christopher Lee) is not terribly menacing. In truth, none of the acting is especially good. Once again Hyams acts as his own cinematographer, and he is a darn good one. Although not necessarily Oscar worthy, Much of the film is well shot, especially the climax, during which he makes great use of fire to light the hectic fight scenes. As a swashbuckling film, The Musketeer does its job, but not very well. It's occasionally exciting, but often a little too unbelievable. My best recommendation for this kind of material would The Mask of Zorro.

silence_dais I'll be honest: this movie isn't' exactly a emmy winning movie of godhood. There are other movies that tell the same story but they either tell it better or worse depending on your point of taste. This movie is really just a good action flick, same thing goes for the movie Pathfinder.The plot of the movie is straight forward: D'art sees parents killed, friend of family teaches him how to be awesome with the sword, decides to join the legendary heroes of the age to find killer, and of course get the girl in between sword fights and political intrigue. If you were hoping for something a little more in-depth then I suggest you read the actual Dumas book because this movie carters to people like me who want more action and less plot.The stunts are just awesome, the dialogue has its moments, and the actors are well....a nice change from the normal ones you'd expect in movies like this.To sum it up this movie is like Pathfinder...a good time killer. If your not in the mood for something that has big namers, complicated story lines, or something that won an award for whatever made it popular, then pick this up and watch it. It's a nice rental and don't feel like it'll scar your collection if you own it.